Levy Patrick Mwanawasa

The winds fall The government of late President Levy Mwanawasa tried to get Zambia a bigger share of mining revenues during the boom raising corporate tax to 30% from 25% and increasing tax on profits from 0...

In that brief period he must convince Zambians that he was the right man to follow the late President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa who died in August after suffering a stroke (AC Vol 49 Nos 18 & 21)...

Just before the Southern African Development Community's summit in August 2007 the late President Levy Mwanawasa who had referred to Zimbabwe's economy as a 'sinking Titanic' dispatched Banda to patch up Lusaka-Harare relations...

After his death last month President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa continued to dominate Zambian politics as his coffin toured the country for a week...

Zambia faces a difficult political transition after the death of President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa on 19 August aged 59...

Everyone seems convinced that President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa who suffered a stroke a month ago will not resume his duties...

It sells arms openly to President Mugabe's government and sees no need to apologise for that - even when the Southern African Development Community Chairman Levy Mwanawasa tells member states not to allow the transhipment of those arms across their territory to Zimbabwe...

If President Levy Mwanawasa retires Banda will succeed him...

Their key officials have already opened talks with President Levy Mwanawasa's government...